Lora Adams, Author at Immigration Impact

Author: Lora Adams

TPS Holders from Honduras and Nepal Sue the Trump Administration Over Terminations

Posted by Lora Adams | Feb 14, 2019 | Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection, Temporary Protected Status

With the fate of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in jeopardy, immigrants from Honduras and Nepal brought a class action lawsuit against the federal government this week to stop the Trump administration from ending TPS for their respective countries. The case’s plaintiffs—six adults with TPS and two of their U.S.-born children—maintain that the termination is […]

Autopsy Report Shows Transgender Immigrant Woman Beaten Before Death in ICE Custody

Posted by Lora Adams | Nov 29, 2018 | Abuses, Asylum, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection

Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a 33-year-old transgender woman from Honduras, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in May, weeks after presenting herself at the San Ysidro port of entry to ask for asylum. An independent autopsy report released this week revealed evidence that Hernández was physically beaten while in ICE custody prior to […]